subtitle

CONNECTING WITH THE CONNECTED

HOSTED BY: JEREMY MCQUIGGE, TRANSFER STUDENT COORDINATOR

MAYA ANGELOU

I've learned that people

will forget what you said,

people will forget what

you did, but people will

never forget how you

made them feel.

PART A

1. Who am I & What I do

2. Facts on Gen Y

3. Facts on Gen Z

4. New information from Noel-Levitz

PART B

5. Student Development

Theory

6. Modern College

Experience Framework

7. Final Thoughts

8. Discussion

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

PART A

Frame of Reference

I am a Millennial/Gen-Y/Echo Boomer (1982-1995)

Eldest of 6 children who are all Gen Ys

Transfer Student Coordinator, Algonquin College

Professor, School of Business, Algonquin College

Ontario Coordinator & Canadian Network Chair,

National Orientation Directors Association

Interacted with over 30,000 students in transition between Grade 8 – First

year College

GAME ON

PERSISTENCE

Pronunciation: /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/

noun

[mass noun]

the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or

opposition:

Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try

the continued or prolonged existence of something:

the persistence of huge environmental problems

http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0621940#m_en_gb0621940

7-FACTORS IN STUDENT PERSISTENCE

Faculty are directly

connected to:

• Academic Related Skills

• Academic Self-

Confidence

• Commitment to

Academic Goals

AND

• Social Support

FAST FACTS ON GEN Y

Born 1982–1995

Gen Y students are not gifted at multitasking

Hyper-confident but hyper-confused about the options

There is a clear ideology about the work/life balance

Adept with modern technology

Prefer teamwork or collaboration

By 2025 will be 75% of the world’s workforce

Born 1995 – 2011

More individualistic / Self directed then Gen Y

Parents are advisors to this generation

Comfortable with and even dependent on technology

Constantly multitasking

More socially responsible

ALWAYS CONNECTED

FAST FACTS ON GEN Z

FINDINGS FROM NOEL-LEVITZ

LEAST EFFECTIVE RETENTION METHODS:

Social networking to engage students in online communities

Interviews or surveys with students who are withdrawing, before they

leave

Using established communication procedures to regularly communicate

persistence, retention, and completion rate data throughout the campus

FINDINGS FROM NOEL-LEVITZ

MOST EFFECTIVE RETENTION METHODS:

Programs designed specifically for first-year students

Providing each continuing student a written academic plan/roadmap

of remaining courses needed

Academic advising program

Ralph Waldo

Emerson

ALL LIFE IS AN EXPERIMENT.

THE MORE EXPERIMENTS YOU MAKE THE

BETTER.

PART B

7 Vectors of Student Development

1. Developing competence

2. Managing emotions

3. Moving through autonomy toward interdependence

4. Developing mature interpersonal relationships

5. Establishing identity

6. Developing purpose

7. Developing integrity

Check-In Which of the 7 vectors do you feel we are responsible for in the classroom?

THE FRAMEWORK

final thought

What will your SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE be?

THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATION IS

NOT SUPPOSE TO BE EASY. IT IS A

JOURNEY OF LABOUR AND

PERSISTENCE.

CONTACT INFO

Ontario Coordinator & Canadian Network Chair

National Orientation Directors Association

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Professor

School of Business | Algonquin College

1385 Woodroffe Ave. Ottawa

Ontario Canada K2G 1V8

mcquigj@algonquincollege.com

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JEREMY MCQUIGGE